Question

For each of the following item below, indicate to which category of elements of financial statements it belongs.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

As we know that

The statement of stockholder's equity includes common stock and retained earnings.

The net income is a difference between the total revenues and total expenses

The assets, liabilities and stockholders ' equity are reported in the balance sheet

So, the categorization is shown below:

a. Retained earnings = Equity

b. Sales = Revenues and shown in the income statement

c. Additional paid-in capital = Equity

d. Inventory = Current assets

e. Depreciation = Expense and shown in the income statement

f. Loss on Sale of equipment = Losses

g. Interest payable = Current liabilities

h. Dividends = Shown in the retained earning statement in a negative amount

i. Gain on sale of investment = Gains

j. Issuance of common stock = Owners investment